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June
29, 2009 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Kurdish Peshmarga forces to
be reorganized: Aknews com
The KRG Peshmarga minister says that following the
reorganization of the ministry, no Peshmarga force
would be left outside the jurisdiction of the
ministry. The minister, Jaafar Shiekh Mustafa, said
they rushed to organize a law for Peshmarga forces
after the two competing Peshmarga ministries were
merged earlier this year. However, he cautioned that
re-organizing the structure of the ministry can not
be done overnight, and it will likely take a few
months, Mustafa said. In 2006, the Kurdistan Region
had two competing Peshmarga ministries (one based in
Erbil and the other in Sulaimaniyah) in the fifth
cabinet. The two competing ministries were merged by
an act of parliament last April. We are working to
develop one unified system which will ensure unity
of forces, payment and general organizational
structure, said the minister. The number and
salaries of Peshmarga forces is one of the disputed
issues between Erbil and Baghdad.
Yawir: Our forces are part
of the defense system
Undersecretary of Peshmerga Ministry and the
Official Spokesperson of Kurdistan Region Guard
Forces Major General Jabbar Yawir in a statement to
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said that the statements
of Osama al-Nujaifi express his personal or his
political bloc opinions. He also said that Kurdistan
Region Guard Forces and some of the Asaish forces
are in the disputed areas in Mosul since 2003 and
the Federal authorities are aware that the problems
there can only be resolved through the
implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi
Constitution.
With regard to the presence of the Peshmerga Forces
in the dispute areas in Mosul and other areas in
Diyala, Kirkuk and Saladin provinces, Yawir said
that the fifth item of Article 121 of the Iraqi
Constitution which was voted by most of Iraqis
provided that the Peshmerga and the Asaish forces
are legal and systematic and it form with Border
Guard Forces and other forces in Kurdistan Region
part of the Iraqi Defense System that aim to protect
Iraq from the internal and external threats and to
establish the rule of law.
Dr. Ziryan: Swine Flu may
be spread in Kurdistan region by Autumn
In a press statement to local media channels on
Sunday June 28th, KRG minister of health Dr. Ziryan
Othman said “Swine Flu outbreak is definite as the
experts said. Swine Flu may be spread in Kurdistan
region by coming Autumn, where the experts expect
that 40%of the people in the world will be infected
with this disease.” He emphasized “we must take this
issue into consideration, because negligence and
unconcern will help in spreading the disease.” Dr.
Ziryan mentioned “diagnosing 10 case of this disease
in Iraq, including 8 cases in Kurdistan region,
means that the medical teams in the region are more
effective than the remaining parts of Iraq. These
teams managed to control all the flights that had
arrived in Kurdistan region.”
“The 8 infected citizens in Sulaimaniyah City were
treated and returned to their homes. They were
infected with the disease in the United States”, he
added.
Kurdistani list official
rules out violence during election campaign:
Aknews com
According to the spokesperson of the Kurdistani list
the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC)
will only document evidence-based electoral
violations and does not expect any violence to ensue
from the elections. Those who accuse the Kurdistani
list [dominated by KDP and PUK] of violations should
provide evidence, spokesperson of the list Suzan
Shahab said. “Elections in Kurdistan will be run
democratically and people should accept the results
without violent reactions,” she added. “People in
the Kurdistan Region are proud of the security and
stability they have achieved and nothing will
persuade them to resort to violence,” Shahab noted.
The opposition Gorran (Change) list announced
earlier that the electoral officials who support the
Kurdistani list have infringed the electoral rules
since the election campaign started last week.
Jalal Talabani allocates
$800.000 for Veteran Peshmarga
Following recent meeting between Jalal Talabani and
Veteran Peshmarga, the first Jalal Talabani aid
including $800.000 has arrived in Koya district on
Saturday June 27. The allocated aid was distributed
among whole Veteran Peshmarga that is member of
Veteran Peshmarga Association in the area without
difference in political ideology.
Salih: Program of
Kurdistani list is a program of work and not
electoral slogans
Head of the Kurdistani List for the parliamentary
elections, Dr. Barham Ahmed Salih said that
Kurdistan Region is going through the stage of
establishing and consolidating the concepts of
democracy in terms of preparations for the Kurdistan
Region parliamentary elections, the electoral
campaigns and giving the Kurdish citizen the right
to elect his representatives in Parliament. That
came during Salih’s meeting with heads of a number
of the media channels that are associated to the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Salih called on all
citizens to stick to the legal standards and
frameworks when they express their desire to support
any list in a civilized manner, away from
provocation and sabotage, which are contrary to the
concept of democracy and the principles of
expression.
Central committee to
monitor electoral propaganda violations
Head of Kurdistan Region Elections in the
Independent High Electoral Commission Hamdia al-Husseini
told PUKmedia that sub-committees were formed in the
provinces offices in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Duhok
in addition to a central one in the Region’s
Elections Body in order to monitor the violations in
the electoral propaganda.
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